Neerav Abani

Resume

PhD expected Summer 2009

Project

Predictions of emissions from diesel engine combustion; Spray model development for advanced diesel engines; Improvements in sub-grid scale model for diesel engine combustion.

Long Term Goals

Education

• Currently PhD Candidate, UW-Madison
• M.Sc. (Mechanical Engineering) April 02, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
• B.E. (Mechancal Engineering) Feb 99, BVM College of Engineering, Sardar Patel University, Anand, India

Experience

• Aug 2004- Present: Research Assistant, Engine Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• April 02 - July 04: GE Global Research Center, Engineer, India,
• July 99 - Dec 99: Larsen and Toubro-Chiyoda Ltd., Graduate Engineer Trainee, India

Publications

• "Vortex Motion and Unsteady Turbulent Jet Penetration", N. Abani, J. B. Ghandhi and R. D. Reitz, Thermo-and Fluid Dynamic Processes in Diesel Engines (THIESEL) conference, Valencia, Spain, 2008
• "Unsteady turbulent round jets and vortex motion", Neerav Abani and Rolf D. Reitz, Phys. Fluids 19, 125102 (2007)
• "Reduction of Numerical Parameter Dependencies in Diesel Spray Models ", Abani, N, Munnannur, A., and Reitz, R. D., ASME Journal of Gas Turbine and Power, May 2008.
• "An Improved Spray Model for Reducing Numerical Parameter Dependencies in Diesel Engine CFD Simulations", Abani, N., Kokjohn, S., S. W. Park, Bergin, M., Munnannur, A., Ning, W., Sun, Y., and Reitz, R. D., SAE-2008-01-0970, April 2008.
• "Multi-dimensional modelling of spray, in-cylinder air motion and fuel–air mixing in a direct-injection engine", Abani, N, Bakshi, S., and Ravikrishna, R. V., Academy Proceedings in Engineering Sciences (Sadhana), Indian Academy of Sciences, October 2007.
• "Use of a Pressure Reactive Piston to Control Diesel PCCI Operation - A Modeling Study", Munnannur, A., ABani, N., and Reitz, R. D., Journal of Engines, SAE Trans., 2007
• "Gaseous Fuel Injection Modeling Using a Gaseous Sphere Injection Methodology", Hessel, R., Abani, N., Aceves, S., and Flowers, D., SAE-2006-01-3265

Sponsors

• DoE